by - January 6, 2022 3:51 pm
Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods on Thursday (Jan. 6) announced plans to invest $100 million in its prepared foods plant in Van Buren. Company officials said the upgrade will add 100…
by - January 6, 2022 1:14 pm
As it has become the tradition in our first issue of the year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has compiled a list of the top 10 business stories of…
by - January 6, 2022 12:02 pm
Dr. Melvin Beavers, assistant professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing, has been selected as the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the University of…
by - January 6, 2022 11:59 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward…
by - January 6, 2022 9:32 am
Tempus Realty Partners, a Little Rock-based real estate investment partnership, announced Wednesday (Jan. 5) the purchase of three industrial properties totaling 610,200 square feet. The three buildings are in Auburn Hills,…
by - January 6, 2022 8:17 am
Alena Allen, a law professor and associate dean for research and faculty development, is the interim dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. She assumed the role Jan….
by - January 5, 2022 3:23 pm
Fayetteville-based Roller Weight Loss and Advanced Surgery has affiliated with New York Bariatric Group and New You Bariatric Group (together NYBG). New You Bariatric Group is an MSO (management services…
by - January 5, 2022 9:19 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday (Jan. 4) announced an almost $8 million dollar civil settlement with Empower Healthcare Solutions, LLC. The false claims settlement was based on a…
by - January 4, 2022 3:14 pm
Outside of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its Omicron surge, the biggest 2021 news in the Fort Smith metro included stories about the military, medicine, manufacturing and municipal money. Following…
by - January 4, 2022 1:11 pm
Business executive and serial entrepreneur Phil Shellhammer has been tapped by the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to lead its Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP). GORP is…
by - January 4, 2022 10:46 am
An almost 20% gain in December sales tax revenue and an almost 12% fiscal year-to-date (July-December) gain in sales tax revenue has pushed overall Arkansas tax revenue up 1.5% over…
by - January 4, 2022 10:27 am
On Tuesday (Jan. 4), Hydco Construction named Jeremy Hyde as president of the firm and Jarred Dulski as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Roger Marlin has been acting president…
by - January 4, 2022 8:01 am
Encore Bank promoted Nikki Pfleger to executive vice president, director of business banking solutions, the bank announced Monday (Jan. 3). Pfleger joined Encore Bank in April 2019 and was responsible…
by - January 3, 2022 11:45 am
Shea Lewis was named Monday (Jan. 3) as the new director of Arkansas State Parks. He replaces Grady Spann, who retired at the end of December. “Shea Lewis has a…
by - December 29, 2021 2:03 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) announced Wednesday (Dec. 29) it will start new accounts on two social media platforms in January. In the first week of the month, ArDOT…
by - December 28, 2021 9:22 am
The Little Rock Port Authority will receive $3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s port infrastructure development program. The money will be used to replace 15…
by - December 27, 2021 4:40 pm
There were 64 workplace fatalities and more than 25,000 non-fatal injuries and illnesses among Arkansas employers in 2020, according to U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics data posted…
by - December 27, 2021 4:06 pm
The board of directors for Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. has named Bobby Gosser as president and CEO of the company, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Former President and CEO Scott…
by - December 23, 2021 9:54 am
Little Rock printing firm Magna IV has been acquired by Bluestem Integrated, LLC of Tulsa. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. According to a company press release, the…
by - December 22, 2021 9:14 pm
Bank of America has awarded a total of $999,500 to local nonprofits across Arkansas this year. The bank said it had a particular focus on “closing the equity and wealth…
